- Where grace does not reach us, mercy seeks us out so that we may be saved by God’s grace. Paul was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man. In this state, he could only be reached by God’s mercy. We were in such a miserable condition that God had to appeal to His mercy, which originates in His love for us (1 Pet. 1:3; 1 Tim. 1:13-14; Eph. 2:4-5).
- “To be reborn” means “to be born again.” This verb, in Greek, is an action that has been completed once and for all. When Christ rose from the dead, He had already begotten us by the Spirit. This indicates that we were born again at the moment He rose from the dead, but we only obtained this experience when we believed in the Lord Jesus. In other words, the new birth that we experienced when we believed had already been accomplished in the resurrection of Christ (1 Pet. 1:3; John 3:5- 7).
- Just as a woman forgets all her pain after giving birth to a child, after so much suffering, Jesus was resurrected, and a new and living hope was opened for all humanity, for all who believe in Him. In resurrection, God glorified Jesus and made Him Lord and Christ, the Spirit of truth, the other Comforter, to enter the disciples and give them the life of the Father (John 20:1-5,11-22).
- In Colossians we read that glory not only has power, but also has strength. This strength does the work in us. Therefore, glory is not merely a decorative and glittering splendor, but it has a force that works to bring man into the glory of God (Col. 1:11) (Daily Food, Book 6, Week 1, Monday, p. 8).
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